John william savene



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J. W. SAVENE.-

GHILDS CARRIAGE.

No. 367,935. Patented Aug. 9, 1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.

JOHN WILLIAM SAVENE, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONEHALF TO MILLARD F. RICHARDS, OF SAME PLACE.

CHILDS CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 367,935, dated August 9. 1887,

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN WILLIAM SA- vENn, a citizen of the United States,.residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in aChilds Carriage, Reclining Chair, and Sleeper Combined; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had tothe accompanying'drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

My invention-relates to a childs carriage, recliningchair, and sleeper combined, and has for its object to provide a construction of carriage or perainbulator that shall be capable of being readily converted from a chair-seat to a reclining-chair, thus affording a change ofposition of the occupant, or to a sleeper when it is desired to allow the occupant to sleep.

In the construction of my improved carriage I have overcome the objections heretofore existing by providing proportionate parts from the back to the foot-rest that shall allow the occupant to sit with greater case while the body is in an upright position than informer constructions, and at the same time so balance the weight of the occupant upon the axles as to render the carriage much easier of propulsion, and have also so arranged the movable parts that a reclining-chair can be provided at will; or by means of a hinged stretcher or bed-frame provision is made for allowing the occupant to lie at full length. I attain these objects by the mechanical construction shown in the drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a central vertical longitudinal section through the carriage, the seat being arranged as a chair. Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal View of the carriage-body with the seat in position to form a recliningchair. Fig. 3 is a central vertical longitudinal View of the carriage-body with the bed-frame or sleeper extended horizontally. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the hinged construction of the lazy-back and seat. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the bed-frame or stretcher, showing, also, the staple for retainingthe sliding keeper in place.

Like lcttersof reference indicate like parts throughout the views.

Upon axles A are journaled wheels A A, the hind wheels, A, being preferably of twice the diameter of the front wheels, A. Extend ing from the front to the rear axle is the running-gear sills B, the frame being bent on an incline to correspond with the height of the rear axle, and from thence incliningupwardly to form handles 0. i

The body F of the carriage is composed of the back F, horizontal portions F and F, inclined portion F, and sides G. By this construction it will be observed that I have departed from the ordinary form of carriagebodies to allow the occupant to assu me a more natural position than is afforded when the carriage-body is in ahorizontal plane, since I consider this feature of my invention to beof great merit.

I will give the dimensions of a preferred construction, although it will be apparent that these proportions may be varied without departing from the spirit of my invention. With the front wheels ten and the rear wheels twenty inches in diameter the proportions are as follows: The back Fbeing of any desired height, the horizontal base F is twelve inches necessary to raise the seat K from frictional engagement with the seat-base Fthe stud N moving freely in slot N-and bring the lazyback H to any desired angle, (see Fig. 2,) the frictional engagement of seat K with seat-base F retaining it in place.

L is'the stretcher or bed-frame, and with the proportions given should be twelve inches long. This frame is constructed of any desired material-such as metal, wood, or canvas stretched upon a frame-and is flexibly connected with the carriage-frame, preferably by pivoted keepers M, sliding freely in staples M, attached to the seat-base F, so that the stretcher can be extended to any desired distance, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 3.

O and O are telescoping rods attached to the stretehenframe on its under side, and are for the purpose of holding the stretcher-frame at any desired position, being held to any lengthby set-screw O.

F is the ordinary dash-board or foot-rest.

By the construction described the weight of the occupant is equally distributed upon springs I), and consequently upon wheels A A, thus rendering the carriage much easierof management than in the ordinary constructions.

The chair seat allows the limbs-of the oecupantto rest in a normal posit-ion when sittinga feature of great value when it is desired to adapt the carriage to an invalid past the age ol'infancy-while thclazy-back and sliding scat afford any desired variations of inclination of reclining-chairs, the stretcher being adapted to continue the inclination by telescoping the rods to any desired height.

The stretcher can be suitably upholstered and provided with depending drapery that shall overhang that portion ot'carriage-body underneath, which portions can be utilized as a convenient receptacle for napkins, retieule, &c.

Havingthus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. In a childs carriage, alazy-back hinged at its top to the back of the carriage, and a seat pivotally attached to the lazy-baek, in combination. with an extensible sleeper attached to the carriage-body, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a childs carriage having a chair-seat coiwertibleintoa reelining-seat,a hinged lazyback, and a seat attached thereto by a pivot working in an elongated slot, thereby allowing an adjustment to varying inclinations of the lazy-back, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. Ina ehilds carriage, a sleeper or bedframe pivotally connected with the body of the carriage, in combination with means for holding the stretcher to any desired inclination, as and for the purpose set forth.

4-. In a childs carriage, an extensibleslceper or bedframe pivotally connected with the body of the carriage, in combination with sliding keepers and means for holding the stretcher to any desired inclination, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a childs carriage, the combination of arecliningseat having ahinged lazy-back, an extensible sleeper, and telescoping rods for holding the sleeper in position, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

(3. In a childs carriage convertible from a chairscat to a reclining-seat or to a sleeper, a carriage-body having two horizontal portions connected by an inclined portion, in combination with a pivoted sleeper adapted to rest normally between the two horizontal portions, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I hereby affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

.TOlIN \VILLIAM SAVEI E.

\Vi tnesses:

\VILLIAM \Vnns'rnn, J AMES RAYME'R. 

